National Tea Party Federation
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The National Tea Party Federation (NTPF) was formed on April 8, 2010 by leaders of a broad coalition of national and regional Tea Party
groups to help spread the movement's message and to respond to mainstream media misinformation about the Tea Party with a quick, unified response. Its press release announcing its formation said, "The NTPF will act as a clearinghouse and to promote the Tea Party movement's objectives of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets."
NTPF claimed in January 2011 to have 85 member and affiliate organizations representing over a million individuals.
The Federation requires that member groups reject Birthers, 9/11 Truthers
, racial discrimination, hate speech and acts of violence and subversive behavior. It expelled the Tea Party Express
when it refused to remove spokesman Mark Williams
, who had made racial comments that he later admitted were objectionable.
The National Tea Party Federation sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus
denouncing racism and requesting that the CBC supply any evidence of alleged racist acts at a protest on March 20, 2010 at the U.S. Capitol.
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
groups to help spread the movement's message and to respond to mainstream media misinformation about the Tea Party with a quick, unified response. Its press release announcing its formation said, "The NTPF will act as a clearinghouse and to promote the Tea Party movement's objectives of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets."
NTPF claimed in January 2011 to have 85 member and affiliate organizations representing over a million individuals.
The Federation requires that member groups reject Birthers, 9/11 Truthers
9/11 Truth Movement
9/11 Truth movement is a collective name for loosely affiliated organizations and individuals who question the accepted account of the September 11, 2001, attacks....
, racial discrimination, hate speech and acts of violence and subversive behavior. It expelled the Tea Party Express
Tea Party Express
The Tea Party Express is a California-based group founded in the summer of 2009 to support the Tea Party movement. Founded as a national bus tour to rally Tea Party activists, the group's leadership also endorses and promotes conservative candidates running for state and federal offices...
when it refused to remove spokesman Mark Williams
Mark Williams (radio host)
Mark Williams is an American conservative activist and author based in Sacramento, California. He is the author of It's Not Right Versus Left, It's Right Versus Wrong; Exposing the Socialist Agenda and Taking Back America One Tea Party at a Time....
, who had made racial comments that he later admitted were objectionable.
The National Tea Party Federation sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing the black members of the United States Congress. Membership is exclusive to blacks, and its chair in the 112th Congress is Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri.-Aims:...
denouncing racism and requesting that the CBC supply any evidence of alleged racist acts at a protest on March 20, 2010 at the U.S. Capitol.